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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Journey of the Unseen World Chapter 5 - the Fourth Station and Reunion With Haadi In the morning we started for the next station. The road was clear and easy. On both sides there were lush green trees in full blossom. Cool water flowing softly in the lakes, and a pleasant breeze, all these made it a perfect scene, beyond description.

We reached the outskirts and it seemed as if its beauties accompanied us for a little while outside the city in order to see us out. The path was now no longer clear and clean. in tact, it had become narrow and rocky. Then it passed through a twisting and snaking valley. Had we not been so many people in our group, we would surely have lost our way. We reached a spot where numerous forks led toward the left and it was not easy to decide which one to chose.

As we went on, we suddenly saw the Darkies approaching us from one of the paths on the left, The moment I saw my Darky, I felt overcome with mixed emotions or grief, sorrow and anger. In the brief moment that my eyes were or him, my foot struck a stone and was badly injured. I limped on but could only manage a slow pace and was soon left behind as my other companions went toward with quick steps. Darky stayed on my left until we reached a bisection. I could not choose which fork to take.

Seeing my momentary hesitation, Darky approached and said, "What are you thinking?" Then pointing towards the left fork, he said, "This path is the correct one."' So saying, he took a few steps towards the left, expecting me to follow, However. instead of following him, I choose to go the other way, in the opposite direction. Darky kept insisting that I follow him but I did not pay him the least heed, because I had already suffered enough and each time he had been the cause.

I thought of Hazart Ali's words "To try him whom you have already tried (and he has failed) is stupidity". In a short while we were out of the valley. The road again became clear and the visibility also increased further on the dark shapes of trees in a meadow could be seen. I at once understood that this was the Fourth Station where Haadi had promised to meet me. The thought of seeing Haadi again, spurred me on to the extent that I almost started running and left a dejected Darky well behind.

(It is an accepted tact that the way to happiness and success lies in opposing the satanically incitements and desires.